Anne Hathaway has blasted an Argentinian journalist who claimed she refused to shake his hand because she was scared of catching the Ebola virus. Reporter Alexis Puig flew from Buenos Aires to Los Angeles to chat to Hathaway and her Interstellar co-stars last week (ends27Oct14) but he was taken aback when the actress avoided touching him.
He later took to Twitter.com to accuse the Les Miserables star of being scared of catching Ebola from him, writing a message that translates as, "Anne Hathaway didn't shake my hand because she was she was afraid of ebola #I'mAThirdWorldJournalist... Christopher Nolan, Matthew McConaughey and Jessica Chastain were great in the interviews (and none of them denied me their hands). Take that Anne!"
However, a representative for the actress has slammed his comments, telling Britain's Daily Mail, "That is nonsense - she wasn't shaking anyone's hands because she was coming down with a cold and didn't want to get anyone sick."
More than 10,000 victims have contracted the Ebola virus, with only 27 cases occurring outside Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Anne Hathaway risked hypothermia on the set of her new space drama Interstellar when icy water leaked into her dry suit while she was shooting a scene in a lake in Iceland. The Oscar winner didn't want to be the first person to complain about the frigid temperatures, but when she started hallucinating, she alerted a nearby crew member, who realised the leading lady was truly suffering for her art.
She tells The Hollywood Reporter, "I was wearing a suit that kayakers wear, called a dry suit. And human error, we didn't close it all the way. And you're in the suit for hours and hours and hours, so there was about an inch opening in it, and I'm sitting in the water, which is not very warm.
"We'd been shooting in the elements, and it's not like I was the only one in pain. I was just the only one in specific pain, and I didn't want to hold up shooting. But at some point, I wasn't sure if I could feel my toes... and then I was feeling all sorts of weird flashes and things were getting a little hazy around the edges, and that's when I turned to our first (assistant director), and I said, 'Hey, I don't know that much about hypothermia, but what are the symptoms?'
"I explained what was going on, and he said, 'Oh, like, right now?' And I'm like, 'Yeah!' And so then he went over to (director) Chris (Nolan), and Chris was like, 'OK, let's roll, let's roll, let's roll right now!' And we were done shortly thereafter."

Matthew Mcconaughey was honored by his former movie co-stars Jennifer Garner and Kate Hudson, and the cast of Interstellar, as he picked up the American Cinematheque Award on Tuesday night (21Oct14).
The Oscar-winning actor received the coveted prize during a gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California and he was joined by former co-stars including Dallas Buyers Club's Garner, True Detective actress Michelle Monaghan, and How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days lead Hudson. The blonde beauty, who also appeared with McConaughey in another rom-com, Fool's Gold, took to the stage to pay tribute to her friend, saying, "He attacks everything with an intensity that is palpable. He's truly a phenomenal actor, and a bright shining star."
During the gala, McConaughey was also feted by his Interstellar co-stars Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, who branded the actor "the emotional centre" of the new sci-fi film, and director Christopher Nolan, who handed him the award. Nolan told the audience, "I'm not a believer in the 'McConaissance'. I think Matthew's success of late is the rest of us catching up to what he's been doing. I'm very proud to know him. I've never worked with an actor so relentless in his pursuit of truth in everything he does. This is a performer who can't say 'Pass the salt' without it being truthful, without it meaning something."
Other guests at the event, which was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, included McConaughey's Mud co-star Reese Witherspoon and actress Jess Weixler.

Officials at animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have sent actress Anne Hathaway their vegan-living guide in the hope of persuading the Oscar winner to have another go at a meat and dairy-free diet. The Les Miserables star tells the new issue of Harper's Bazaar veganism left her feeling weak and unhealthy, and she recently changed her eating habits, but the PETA bosses are refusing to give up on the actress and they've sent her cookbooks and diet guides in a bid to make her rethink a diet overhaul.
Colleen O'Brien, PETA's senior director of communications, tells WENN, "Sometimes when people quit smoking, their bodies buck at the change, even though it's a healthy one, and they start smoking again. But, in the end, most people make the switch a permanent one.
"PETA knows Anne Hathaway to be kind and to care deeply about animals. She may have received some bad advice, so we're here to help her with healthy recipes and copies of our extremely popular vegan starter kit, which makes going vegan the right way very easy.
"We'll be sending her a vegan gift basket in the hope that she'll consider how humane, healthy, fortifying, and delicious vegan meals can be."

Actress Anne Hathaway has revealed her most daring fashion choice came on the morning of the 2013 Oscars, when she had to make a last-minute gown switch. The movie star, who was to win a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award minutes after hitting the red carpet with her husband Adam Shulman, has now revealed all about the dress controversy in the new issue of Harper's Bazaar.
She explains, "I found a dress, like, a month before... It was the most beautiful, reflective, shimmery dress - rainbows were going to dance off me."
But when the dress became unavailable, designer Valentino offered to lend her another look. Reports suggest all was fine until the eve of the Oscars when Hathaway discovered that her Les Miserables co-star Amanda Seyfried would be wearing a similar Alexander McQueen gown.
Hathaway admits she had to make a style change on the morning of the ceremony, telling the publication that's when she chose the pale pink Prada outfit: "I was like, 'Wow! I can do this. It's beautiful. It's appropriate. It's modern. It's minimal'."
But there was one thing she still wasn't sure about: "I look in the mirror, turn to Adam, and say, 'It looks like my nipples are hard'. (He said), 'You look beautiful. Your nipples look pointy. The red carpet's about to close. We gotta go'."
As a result, Hathaway caused a sensation upon arrival at the Oscars - with her last-minute Prada dress switch story and the gown she chose, which appeared to spotlight her nipples.
She adds, "Now that you know the back story, that was by far in a way the most daring dress I have ever worn. It maybe didn't look it, but that was it."

"I just didn't feel good or healthy... not strong. (After eating fish) from a stream I could see from where I was sitting, (I) just felt better." Anne Hathaway abandoned vegan diet because it made her feel weak.

Organisers of the Napa Valley Film Festival in California have confirmed the movie event will still go ahead in the aftermath of an earthquake which rocked the area on Sunday (24Aug14). The Napa Valley was shaken by a tremor which measured 6.0 on the Richter scale, injuring more than 100 and causing damage to many homes and local businesses.
Bosses behind the area's big movie celebration, the Napa Valley Film Festival, have now confirmed the disaster has not affected plans for the event, which will go ahead as scheduled.
A statement from organisers reads, "Our thoughts are with everyone in the Napa Valley who have suffered losses from the recent earthquake. We are proud to be part of a community that rallies in support of each other in such a generous and big hearted way. As they say in the business, the show must go on."
The festival's line-up includes Anne Hathaway's new movie Song One and Like Sunday, Like Rain, which features Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. The festival kicks off in November (14).

Marvel
We've been clamoring for a female superhero film for years now. Principal focus in this call to arms has been on Disney and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the purveyors of the best superhero flicks on the lot, and Warner Bros/DC Comics, what with Wonder Woman on their roster. But we've overlooked Sony, the company that lays claim to the Marvel property Spider-Man. As it turns out, per Deadline, the Amazing Spider-Man films might spawn the next female-centric superhero movie... but we're wondering if this will be a project worthy of that superlative.
Back in the early aughts, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 set the bar high for superhero cinema. After the much maligned third chapter in Sam Raimi's Peter Parker series, fans diverted attention to the Avengers pictures and Christopher Nolan's Batman films, hoping to find all their comic book wishes met within said parameters. Then came Amazing Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man 2... which more or less validated this specified cynicism, turning over middling reviews and no small sum of fan backlash. But Marc Webb's features aren't devoid of charm. The shining light in both movies, in fact, is the sort of character that usually gets shafted, and big time: the "girlfriend."
Emma Stone plays Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's (Andrew Garfield) friend and young love, with far more moxy and character than are usually attributed to women in superhero films. Although we get venerable players like Natalie Portman and Liv Tyler playing the ladyfriends of Marvel heroes, agency is a palpable absentee; Gwyneth Paltrow, the strongest of the lot as Pepper Potts, only really conjured up some vigor for the third Iron Man movie. And female superhero Scarlett Johansson still hasn't gotten her long overdue starring feature.
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While the DC side of the game is notably lacking in the same kind of pizzazz on the whole, its women can be noted as especially bland. Lois Lane, both versions of Rachel Dawes, and even Anne Hathaway's Selina Kyle are particularly dull characters who function primarily as appendages of their respective heroes... even if one of 'em did run down an asthmatic Tom Hardy.
And yet Sony, perpretating movies that are altogether less impressively crafted than those of its competitors, gives us an interesting, courageous, and likable character in Stone's Gwen Stacy. She's funnier, smarter, braver, and more reasonable than her counterpart Peter, a rarity for a genre of film that prefers to use women as damsels in distress and set dressing. Beyond just being a more vivid presence in these films, Stacy actually contributes to both the plot — she is the most important factor in any one of Peter's actions and decisions — as well as the ultimate takedown of the central villain. In the end, she's more of a sidekick, a hero in her own right, than a girlfriend figure.
We don't know what sort of character Sony will put forth with its undisclosed superheroine film, but we're glad that they're the ones taking this step forward. But this isn't a free pass to further put off a Black Widow movie, Kevin Feige. Everyone needs to get in on this action!
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Actress Anne Hathaway and her husband Adam Shulman have adopted a mixed breed rescue puppy called Kenobi. The dog, named after Star Wars character Obi Wan-Kenobi, is the couple's second pet pooch - they also own a chocolate labrador named Esmeralda.

Played the title role of a young woman given the gift of obedience in "Ella Enchanted"

Made Broadway debut in the leading role of Lili in the City Center Encores! production of "Carnival"

Summary

Actress Anne Hathaway had a wholesome start in Hollywood, establishing her strong screen presence with breakout roles in family fare "The Princess Diaries" (2001) and "Ella Enchanted" (2004), while many of her peers were getting far more attention for their rehab and party antics. But the well-grounded, well-educated Hathaway held focus on her career, evolving into impressively three-dimensional adult roles in widely heralded films "Nicholas Nickelby" (2002), "Brokeback Mountain" (2005) and the role which proved she could more than hold her own against the greatest talents, as well as carry a film herself - "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006). Unfortunately, the accolades Hathaway received for her emotionally raw performance in the drama "Rachel Getting Married" (2008) were soon overshadowed by the arrest of her longtime boyfriend in an embarrassing embezzlement scandal. After a period of seclusion and self-reflection, the actress returned triumphant in such blockbusters as "Alice in Wonderland" (2010), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012) and "Les Misérables" (2012). Having proven her impressive range and a flair for intelligent and unpredictably intense portrayals, Hathaway found herself fielding offers for projects of every stripe - drama, comedy, fantasy, action, or musical - as nothing seemed out of reach.

Name

Role

Comments

Raffaello Follieri

Companion

Began dating in Spring 2004; Ended the four-year romance in June 2008 after months of controversy surrounding Follieri's business dealings

Began dating in October 2008; Announced engagement in November 2011; Married Sept. 29, 2012 in Big Sur, CA

Education

Name

Vassar College

The Barrow Group

Millburn High School

New York University

Notes

In her first meeting with the press when she was cast in "Get Real," Hathaway had to deal with some innane questions. "They asked me, 'Did you have sex at age fifteen?' I personally found that ridiculous. So I said, 'No, I didn't, but my father is in the back of the room. What do you think I am going to say?'" – from Rolling Stone magazine, Sept. 16, 1999

"If I weren't acting, I'd probably be an English professor or a psychoanalyst. I've been psychoanalyzing my friends since I was 11." – Hathaway quoted in Vanity Fair magazine, June 2001

On her college experience, Hathaway quipped to The New York Times (Feb. 18, 2002): "You've never lived until you've shared a dorm bathroom with 10 guys. And then walked down the hallway with zit cream all over your face."

"Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anyone to care for or someone who will care for me. That horrible feeling of isolation is something that I hope I never have to deal with again." – Hathaway to Interview magazine, October 2005

"My mom said to me the other day, 'I was so happy that you were working with Julie [Andrews], and I was so extraordinarily proud and excited for you that you were going to get to act opposite Meryl Streep. But now that you're working with Maggie Smith – I'm just going to say it – i'm f*ckin' jealous.'" – Hathaway to Premiere magazine, May 2006

In January 2010, Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals announced Hathaway as that year's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year award recipient, complete with the time-honored tradition of campus roast by students in drag.